Ezra 7:20

20 And as to the rest of the need of the house of thy God, thou shalt give from the king's treasure-houses,

Ezra 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:20

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God,
which thou shall have occasion to bestow
For the beautifying and ornamenting the temple, ( Ezra 7:27 ) ,

bestow it out of the king's treasure house;
where the money collected by tribute, tax, and custom, was deposited; his exchequer, as it may be called, see ( Ezra 6:8 ) .

Ezra 7:20 In-Context

18 And whatever it shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do as it is pleasing to your God.

19 And deliver the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of God, before God in Jerusalem.

20 And as to the rest of the need of the house of thy God, thou shalt give from the king's treasure-houses,

21 and from me, whatever it shall seem to thee to give. I king Arthasastha have made a decree for all the treasuries that are in the beyond the river, that whatever Esdras the priest and scribe of the God of heaven may ask you, it shall be done speedily,

22 to a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred measures of wheat, and a hundred baths of wine, and a hundred baths of oil, and salt without reckoning.